printed in the city , there have been a few other historical newspapers . one such paper is the memo digest , a ten to twenty page publication published during the 1970s . the digest focused on issues relevant to the african @ - @ american population of the region , gathering a circulation of about 5 @ , @ 000 people . other newspapers in the city have included the colored messenger , the state , the weekly mercury , the blade , weekly echo , fair play , head ##light , meridian morning sun , teacher and preacher , and cl ##arion . the city is the principal city in the meridian , mississippi designated market area ( d ##ma ) , which includes 72 @
printed in the city, there have been a few other historical newspapers. one such paper is the memo digest, a ten to twenty page publication published during the 1970s. the digest focused on issues relevant to the african @ - @ american population of the region, gathering a circulation of about 5 @, @ 000 people. other newspapers in the city have included the colored messenger, the state, the weekly mercury, the blade, weekly echo, fair play, headlight, meridian morning sun, teacher and preacher, and clarion. the city is the principal city in the meridian, mississippi designated market area ( dma ), which includes 72 @